Scene Field Controls Reference

The scalar displayer and streamline displayer have no default scalar, so you must select one from a list of scalar field functions to display data in a scene.

Scalar Field Properties

Function
Selects the type of scalar field function or field function monitor to show, such as temperature or velocity magnitude. See What Is a Field Function Monitor? and Field Functions.
Auto Min
Indicates the minimum value among all parts in the displayer (read-only).
Auto Max
Indicates the maximum value among all parts in the displayer (read-only).
Auto Range
Determines whether to set the range of values to display automatically.
  • Off—does not use auto ranging, rather use the values that are set in Min and Max.
  • Min and Max Values—automatically determines the range from the field function data.
  • Min Value—automatically determines the minimum value from the field function data. The property switches automatically from Min and Max Values to this setting if you make an entry for Max Value.
  • Max Value—automatically determines the maximum value from the field function data. The property switches automatically from Min and Max Values to this setting if you make an entry for Min Value.
Auto Range Mode
Chooses the domain for auto-range minimum and maximum value computation that is used for color coding.
  • Displayer Parts—parts added to the particular displayer.
  • Displayer Regions—regions from which the displayer extracts data.
  • All Regions—all regions in the simulation.
Clip
Determines how to display values outside of the range that is specified by Min and Max.
  • Off—values above Max are displayed in the maximum color, and values below Min are displayed in the minimum color.

  • Below Min, Above Max—does not display values outside the range.
  • Below Min—does not display values below Min.
  • Above Max—does not display values above Max.
Units
Selects the type of units to display. The units along the scalar bar change accordingly.
Min
Sets the minimum value in the displayed range. This field, along with Max, operates in the same way as for other scalar quantities throughout Simcenter STAR-CCM+. The dimensions (such as length and temperature) are defined by the selected field function. The actual minimum or maximum value used can then be specified in any unit that matches these dimensions.
Entering a value for this property also causes the Auto Range property to switch to Max Value automatically, and the result appears in the scalar scene display. If you set the Max property first, the Auto Range property setting switches to Min Value. When you set both properties manually, the Auto Range property sets itself to Off. To revert to the automatic range setting, select Min and Max Values in the drop-down list of the Auto Range property.
If the manually entered range is smaller than the bounds of the scalar quantity, the contours are clipped by default.

This type of field entry also permits the use of expressions. In the example below, the Min property contains a reference to the scalar parameter $Freezing, which equals 0°C.

Max
Sets the maximum value in the displayed range.

Vector Field Properties

Function
Selects the type of vector field function to show, such as velocity or flow direction. See Field Functions.
Auto Min
Indicates the minimum value among all parts in the displayer (read-only).
Auto Max
Indicates the maximum value among all parts in the displayer (read-only).
Auto Range
Determines whether to set the range of values to display automatically.
  • Off—does not use auto ranging, rather use the values that are set in Min and Max.
  • Min and Max Values—automatically determines the range from the field function data.
  • Min Value—automatically determines the minimum value from the field function data. The property switches automatically from Min and Max Values to this setting if you make an entry for Max Value.
  • Max Value—automatically determines the maximum value from the field function data. The property switches automatically from Min and Max Values to this setting if you make an entry for Min Value.
Auto Range Mode
Chooses the domain for auto-range minimum and maximum value computation that is used for color coding.
  • Displayer Parts—parts added to the particular displayer.
  • Displayer Regions—regions from which the displayer extracts data.
  • All Regions—all regions in the simulation.
Clip
Determines how to display values outside of the range that is specified by Min and Max.
  • Off—values above Max are displayed in the maximum color, and values below Min are displayed in the minimum color.
  • Below Min, Above Max—does not display values outside the range.
  • Below Min—does not display values below Min.
  • Above Max—does not display values above Max.
Units
Selects the type of units to display. The units along the scalar bar change accordingly.
Min Magnitude
Sets the minimum value in the displayed range.
Max Magnitude
Sets the maximum value in the displayed range.